We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
125 of its 196 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jammu accounted for 99 of Kashmir's 125 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Landslides were named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.
48 of its 113 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Colombo accounted for 32 of Sri Lanka's 48 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 18 of Colombo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
27 of its 72 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Vienna accounted for 22 of Austria's 27 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Tuberculosis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.
181 of its 287 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 130 of Palestine's 181 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Jerusalem accounted for 181 of Israel's 660 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. 98 of Jerusalem's 181 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
78 of its 208 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Typhoon was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, landslides and heavy rain.
33 of its 95 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
516 of its 2,176 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.
Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (30 stories). Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (54 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Denmark (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Nigeria (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Poland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 Aug. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,736 stories about harm among 87,741 counted on 26 Aug.
Of the day's 87,741 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 26 August 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Countries with at least 50 stories that day.
Stories, not people.
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.
The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.
From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?
Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.
Create a free accountSign in · a username, an email and a password.